Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
961
FNUS51 KCAR 251928
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
328 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024
.DISCUSSION...
A soaking rain is expected later tonight into Thursday night,
tapering to showers later Thursday night. Widespread rainfall
totals of 0.75-1.00 inch, locally greater, are expected. A chance
of showers will persist Friday.
MEZ101-260900-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
328 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Cloudy Cloudy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Showers Rain Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 60 100 90 40
Temp (24h trend) 47 (+5) 55 (-3) 50 60
RH % (24h trend) 97 (-3) 92 (+18) 100 77
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SE 6 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SE 7 SE 5 Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.08 0.59 0.37 0.04
Precip duration 3 11 10 2
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2000 2700
Transport wnd (kts) S 17 NW 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 45320 34570
Dispersion Fair Marginal
CWR 50 100 100 10
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 3 3 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ102-260900-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
328 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Cloudy Cloudy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Showers Rain Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 50 100 100 50
Temp (24h trend) 46 (+4) 57 (-2) 50 63
RH % (24h trend) 98 (-2) 91 (+19) 100 76
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SE 6 G17 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SE 7 G17 SE 6 Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.05 0.51 0.44 0.06
Precip duration 2 10 11 4
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2010 2730
Transport wnd (kts) S 17 N 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 42750 42980
Dispersion Fair Fair
CWR 30 100 100 10
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 2 3 3
KBDI 201-300 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ103-260900-
Eastern Aroostook-
328 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Cloudy Mcldy
Precip type Showers Rain Rain Showers
Chance precip (%) 30 100 100 60
Temp (24h trend) 48 (+5) 57 (-4) 50 64
RH % (24h trend) 96 (-1) 92 (+26) 100 76
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SE 5 G17 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SE 8 G19 SE 7 G18 Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.02 0.38 0.54 0.09
Precip duration 1 8 11 4
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1950 2430
Transport wnd (kts) S 17 N 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 40360 35460
Dispersion Fair Fair
CWR 10 100 100 20
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 2 3
KBDI 301-400 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ105-260900-
Central Highlands-
328 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Cloudy Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers Rain Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 50 100 90 30
Temp (24h trend) 47 (+3) 59 (0) 50 66
RH % (24h trend) 98 (-2) 91 (+17) 100 69
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SE 7 G19 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SE 8 G19 SE 7 G18 NW 5
Precip amount 0.08 0.60 0.49 0.04
Precip duration 2 10 9 2
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing 6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2030 3850
Transport wnd (kts) S 17 NW 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 48720 61400
Dispersion Fair Good
CWR 50 100 100 10
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 2 3 3
KBDI 201-300 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ106-260900-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
328 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers Rain Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 30 100 100 40
Temp (24h trend) 46 (+1) 60 (-3) 52 66
RH % (24h trend) 96 (-4) 92 (+26) 100 71
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SE 7 G17 SE 5 Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.03 0.44 0.61 0.08
Precip duration 1 8 11 2
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing 5 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1990 3650
Transport wnd (kts) S 16 NW 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 38720 61720
Dispersion Fair Good
CWR 10 100 100 10
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 2 3
KBDI 301-400 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ108-260900-
Interior Downeast-
328 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Rain Rain Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 20 90 90 50
Temp (24h trend) 46 (0) 61 (-4) 52 67
RH % (24h trend) 96 (-4) 92 (+22) 100 73
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SE 7 G17 SE 5 N 5
Precip amount 0.01 0.39 0.69 0.12
Precip duration 0 6 11 2
Precip begin 3 AM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing 5 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1900 3640
Transport wnd (kts) S 13 NW 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 28280 49790
Dispersion Marginal Fair
CWR 10 100 100 30
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 2 3
KBDI 401-500 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ112-260900-
Coastal Downeast-
328 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Rain Rain Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 20 90 90 50
Temp (24h trend) 49 (+1) 62 (-2) 53 70
RH % (24h trend) 96 (-4) 92 (+20) 100 68
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SE 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SE 8 G18 SE 6 G17 NW 5
Precip amount 0.01 0.37 0.73 0.16
Precip duration 0 6 11 3
Precip begin 3 AM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1470 3600
Transport wnd (kts) S 14 NW 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 27310 48800
Dispersion Marginal Fair
CWR 10 100 100 40
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 2 3
KBDI 401-500 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ113-260900-
Bangor Region-
328 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers Rain Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 40 100 100 30
Temp (24h trend) 49 (+4) 60 (-3) 53 68
RH % (24h trend) 97 (-3) 93 (+18) 100 73
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SE 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SE 8 G17 SE 6 NW 5
Precip amount 0.04 0.61 0.67 0.06
Precip duration 1 9 8 1
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing 1 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1830 4050
Transport wnd (kts) S 16 NW 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 34800 55390
Dispersion Marginal Good
CWR 30 100 100 10
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 2 3
KBDI 301-400 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ114-260900-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
328 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers Rain Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 30 90 90 40
Temp (24h trend) 49 (+3) 63 (0) 53 70
RH % (24h trend) 97 (-3) 90 (+14) 100 70
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SE 5 NW 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SE 8 G20 SE 7 G19 NW 6
Precip amount 0.01 0.58 0.74 0.09
Precip duration 1 8 8 1
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing 2 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1540 4010
Transport wnd (kts) S 14 NW 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 24380 51840
Dispersion Marginal Good
CWR 10 100 100 20
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 2 3
KBDI 401-500 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...Low.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows around 50. North
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Patchy fog. Highs in the lower 60s.
North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. East winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$